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Trump’s recent statements on the economy are even more bonkers than usual | Steven Greenhouse

Our ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the world Donald Trump recently made a bold claim about his abilities, writing on Truth Social : “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” But in the days…

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The Guardian· Oct 5, 10:00 AMTrump’s recent statements on the economy are even more bonkers than usual | Steven Greenhouse

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Mexican woman arrested for trying to smuggle $628K worth of cocaine into the US, CBP saysU.S. Customs and Border Protection told Blaze News exclusively that a 35-year-old woman from Mexico was caught smuggling cocaine into the U.S. Tuesday. The discovery was made after a CBP officer referred the woman driving a 2017 Nissan Rogue for secondary inspection on the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas. The driver and the passenger were both…

The Blaze11h agoWhole story →

Democratic Prosecutors Subpoena Oil Industry for Decades of Private Communications With Industry and Conservative Groups: Dark Money Fuels New War on OilDemocratic prosecutors in Hawaii filed an unexpected subpoena over the summer against the American Petroleum Institute (API), the nation's largest oil industry trade group, demanding a trove of climate change-related documents and correspondence with 225 entities, including media outlets, academic institutions, conservative advocacy groups, business…

Washington Free Beacon12h agoWhole story →

House Democrats slam Trump over Russia sanctionsUS Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wouldn’t commit last week to imposing Russia sanctions recently enacted by Congress.

Semafor12h agoWhole story →

Trump Heads to Nebraska on Monday, Where His Plan to Import More Beef Has Angered RanchersWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking his Republican midterm rescue mission to Nebraska on Monday, campaigning alongside GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts, who is running against an independent candidate backed by national Democrats.

U.S. News & World Report17h agoWhole story →

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Trump unveils AI task forceThe US director of national intelligence and the Federal Trade Commission chairman will head up the White House’s “Super Intelligence Force” on AI, President Donald Trump announced Sunday.

Semafor22h agoWhole story →

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Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill.Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward. A company finds out about you, uses that information in a…

The Blaze10h agoWhole story →

Germany and France Push Trade Weapon to Bar China AccessGermany and France are urging the European Union to adopt new powers that would enable the bloc to cut off access to its single market if China or other nations destabilize trade relations.

Bloomberg8h agoWhole story →

Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued. “Every day we find new things to be astonished about but I think that we just […]

Stateline5h agoWhole story →

My New Lawfare Article on Why "The President Doesn't Have Unlimited Power to Impose Import Bans"Many of the same constitutional and other constraints apply as with tariffs.

Reason3h agoWhole story →